Catfish

2010 | Documentary, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

Young filmmakers document their colleague's budding online friendship with a young woman and her family which leads to an unexpected series of discoveries.

Scores

Overall Score
65.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.6%
Review Aggregate
74.2

Critic Consensus

79.3% Fresh • 155 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 155 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotemotionalsuspensefulfunnyscarygrittythought-provokinglightheartedvisually strikingdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nev Schulman2010$2,000$3,000(est)
Henry Joost2010$1,000$2,000(est)
Ariel Schulman2010$1,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count156
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes44,213

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$3,237,343$4,656,371
International2010$296,368$426,275
Worldwide2010$3,533,711$5,082,646

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2010$1,737,219$2,498,695
Digital Rentals ?2010$3,410,000$4,904,709
Digital Purchases ?2010$994,000$1,429,701
Physical Rentals ?2010$8,006,000$11,515,278
Physical Purchases ?2010$17,934,000$25,795,028
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$1,294,937$1,862,548
Total Revenues2010$33,376,156$48,005,959
Expenses
Budget ?2010$30,000$43,150
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$120,000 (est)$172,600 (est)
Participations2010$2,670,000$3,840,344
Residuals ?2010$2,151,000$3,093,850
Interest & Overhead2010$6,000$8,630
Total Expenses2010$4,977,000$7,158,573
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$28,399,156$40,847,386

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